tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8244066908132246422014-10-01T21:28:51.723-07:00~*~*In My Shoes ~*~**Priscilla*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09741132038233297492noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824406690813224642.post-71075821178351610232011-03-20T20:47:00.001-07:002011-03-20T21:11:08.015-07:00Can I ever blog on a regular basis???Hey everyone!<br /><br />I'm terrible at blogging on a regular basis! I haven't written anything since right after my surgery in November!! I'm very good at remembering to check out my blogger updates, but horrible at remembering to <span style="font-style: italic;">write</span> my own! Oh well...<br /><br />I've been busy since the last time I wrote. From about the middle of January until about a week ago, I have been doing two jobs during my 8-5 day. Before our former VP of Academics, Dr. Enloe, retired in the middle of January, he asked me to come answer the phones and help him out in his office (while still doing my regular work) his last week and Dr. Tucci's (new VP of Academics) first week. Well, I did that, and guess what...I'm still there! Poor Dr. Tucci had no idea (and I think still doesn't) that Dr. Enloe only asked me to work out of the VP's office for two weeks. And up until about a week ago, I was still doing both my regular job as well as filling in as the temporary Administrative Assistant to the VPAA. Right now, one of the other Arts and Sciences Academic Secretaries is helping to take some of the load off of me. She's handling my departments for the most part. I'm thankful because I'm not so stressed, but sorry she has that burden to bear.<br /><br />I have gone through several classes since I last wrote, one of which was the most difficult one in my entire program, Teaching English Pronunciation. I just so happened to be taking this class during the time I was: working two jobs, about to move from Opelika back to Montgomery, and trying to maintain my relationship with Glenn. Boy was that a stressful 5 weeks!! SOOO glad it's over!!! :)<br /><br />Speaking of my move, that was the best thing I could have done. Though I miss getting to see Glenn every evening, I am soooo much happier because I am getting better rest, getting to leave home at 7:45/7:50 for work, etc.<br /><br />I just got back yesterday from my first trip ever to New Orleans! I went with my coworker and friend, Rebekah, to the TESOL national conference. We had such a blast!! (Because I'm lazy, I'm going to refrain from posting pics right now, but they're on my facebook if you wanna check them out. I'll try to post pics later.)<br /><br />I also got to meet a few people from the university where I'm working on my masters, Azusa Pacific University. APU is in Azusa, California, not far outside of LA. In case you were wondering, my program is online. :) I had never gotten to meet anyone from my school before, so I was really looking forward to the APU crew dinner on Friday night. There were 16 of us: 1 professor, 2 online students (the other guy is in my current class but not my cohort), several alum from the field-based TESOL program, and several others from the on campus program. What a fun night! I didn't get to meet many of the on campus crew (we got split up at two different tables), but I met several lovely ladies who were in the field-based program. One of them teaches in ATL! :) And another of them is actually my next teacher for my last official class of my MA!! I didn't get to talk with her for very long, but I know she and I will be communicating a lot in the next month or so!! :)<br /><br />Well, I guess that's it for now. We'll see how long it takes me to blog again!! :)*Priscilla*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09741132038233297492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824406690813224642.post-13604543584956904152010-12-02T07:47:00.000-08:002010-12-02T08:34:30.211-08:00Thanks, Dr. Crooms!Hey there!<br /><br />It has been 10 days since my surgery, and I'm feeling great! :)<br /><br />It wasn't fun at first, of course, but I made it through. It took me until Friday to be able to pull my pants up above my belly since the main incision was right at the bottom of my belly button and because I was so bloated from all the air they puffed into me during the surgery. I wore pajama pants every day from Monday until Friday, when we went to <a href="http://www.smoknpig.com/">The Smok'n Pig</a> in Valdosta to meet my mom's side of the family for a mid-afternoon meal. I wore a new jean skirt I bought recently, that was loose enough on me to not put too much pressure on my belly, and dressed myself up in jewelry (being the faithful <a href="http://premierdesigns.com/">Premier Designs</a> jewelry lady that I am! :)) and some cute shoes, and I was ready to go! I had been feeling pretty crummy all week, so it was nice to get "all dressed up" (aka--not wearing pajamas!)!! :)<br /><br />My sweetie and I at the Smok'n Pig<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TPfCr_30miI/AAAAAAAAAHE/6G6frikqX7Q/s1600/IMG_2447.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TPfCr_30miI/AAAAAAAAAHE/6G6frikqX7Q/s320/IMG_2447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546115527265786402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Glenn and I came back on Saturday, so that we would have a day to rest before going back to work and school. Boy am I thankful that I had my surgery in Tallahassee!! I don't know how I would have made it through the process since both Glenn and I live on the second floor in our buildings. I especially wouldn't have made it without my mama...she took such good care of me!! I'm so thankful to her, my dad, and Glenn for all they did for me last week while I was recovering! And I'm very thankful to Dr. Crooms for taking out my gallbladder, so I don't have to deal with anymore pain in my chest! Thanks, Dr. Crooms! :)<br /><br />While I was at my parents', our free Christmas cards from <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/">Shutterfly</a> came in! I have never ordered photo cards before this, but I am very impressed with them!! They turned out so great!<br /><br />Check out the card:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TPfIJB49vmI/AAAAAAAAAHM/6cloTxIxMKU/s1600/Christmas%2Bcard%2B2010.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TPfIJB49vmI/AAAAAAAAAHM/6cloTxIxMKU/s320/Christmas%2Bcard%2B2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546121523581795938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love it!! Thank you, Shutterfly!<br /><br />Happy December, everyone! :) I just love this time of year. I hated that I was so out of commission on Thanksgiving day because that's the day that I usually help Dad get out all the Christmas decorations, put up the outside lights, and then we all put out all the rest of the decorations together, including the Christmas tree! I was told to sit on the couch, watching and directing. No fun!! :( It looks great in Mom and Dad's house, of course, but I am just sad I had to miss out on actually participating in the family tradition this year. I have enjoyed breaking out the Christmas music (the cds I could find, at least!) and watching some Christmas movies though!<br /><br />Well, that's about it from me for now! Be back soon! :)*Priscilla*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09741132038233297492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824406690813224642.post-45997613797672649442010-11-15T13:27:00.000-08:002010-11-15T13:40:26.553-08:00Summer Elizabeth DyerI just have to tell you about my sweet friend Courtney's baby. Her name is Summer Elizabeth, and she is just the most precious thing!!! See for yourself:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOGmOlhqYTI/AAAAAAAAAGU/GXPj87aB0oc/s1600/IMG00062-20101112-1523.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOGmOlhqYTI/AAAAAAAAAGU/GXPj87aB0oc/s320/IMG00062-20101112-1523.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539891786164101426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Is she not the cutest thing you've ever seen?!?!<br /><br />I had so much fun this weekend with Summer and her sweet family! I was privileged to spend most of Friday afternoon with Summer and Courtney (her mommy and my good friend), and I spent most of the day Saturday with Courtney, Summer, and Courtney's mom, Vicki. We went up to Dawsonville to see Molly, Courtney's sister and another sweet friend of mine! Then we went outlet shopping (WHOO HOO!!!!! :))!!! And I got to hold sweet Summer again on Sunday after church before, I left to head back home.<br /><br />I had such a good weekend with EVERYONE! I was reminded of the incredibly sweet, caring, and loving hearts of the people at Campus View and was so blessed to be in their presence! It had been such a long time since my last visit! Here's to hoping it's not over a year until my next visit!!! :) I'll leave you with a few more pictures of Miss Summer Elizabeth:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOGn7SzABXI/AAAAAAAAAGc/YFAjtJnczWs/s1600/IMG00064-20101112-1541.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOGn7SzABXI/AAAAAAAAAGc/YFAjtJnczWs/s320/IMG00064-20101112-1541.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539893653742290290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Asleep in the car on the way to see Aunt Molly<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOGoBvTgZEI/AAAAAAAAAGk/EkHRqI1QJmo/s1600/IMG00067-20101113-1030.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOGoBvTgZEI/AAAAAAAAAGk/EkHRqI1QJmo/s320/IMG00067-20101113-1030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539893764474037314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Look at that beautiful face!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOGoKr7gNmI/AAAAAAAAAGs/ab4CpnLV8es/s1600/IMG_2424.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOGoKr7gNmI/AAAAAAAAAGs/ab4CpnLV8es/s320/IMG_2424.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539893918186878562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Loving it!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOGoSy0ZHII/AAAAAAAAAG0/tebZDdLirsU/s1600/IMG_2425.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOGoSy0ZHII/AAAAAAAAAG0/tebZDdLirsU/s320/IMG_2425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539894057475054722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />With Courtney and Summer after church<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOGoc8x1gFI/AAAAAAAAAG8/dSKd6Zkb4rU/s1600/IMG_2426.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOGoc8x1gFI/AAAAAAAAAG8/dSKd6Zkb4rU/s320/IMG_2426.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539894231947378770" border="0" /></a>*Priscilla*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09741132038233297492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824406690813224642.post-17927916073455905292010-11-15T08:07:00.000-08:002010-11-15T09:48:48.465-08:00Holiday Greetings, thanks to Shutterfly!!Happy Monday!<br /><br />Thanks to some great fellow bloggers, I found out about Shutterfly's blogger promotion on holiday cards!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/">Shutterfly</a> is so generous this holiday season because they're giving away 50 free holiday cards just for blogging about their promotion! A friend mentioned in her <a href="http://babybondfamily.blogspot.com/2010/11/saturday-allison-is-taking-morgans.html">blog post</a> that she and her husband sent out Christmas cards before they were even married and got made fun of for it. Well, I guess we'll see if that happens to me this year! I'm going to get my parents to take some pictures of Glenn and I while we're at their house for Thanksgiving, so that we can have some good ones to put on a holiday card! If it's possible to split up the 50 free cards into more than one design, I'll have some printed with pictures of the whole family on them. I have only been asked to share my favorite three card designs with you, but they were all so wonderful that I couldn't choose just three!! So here are my favorites:<br /><br />The first set are ones I would use for a picture of Glenn and I.<br /><br />I like <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/retro-kaleidoscope-holiday-card-5x7-flat?sortType=1&amp;storeNode=93479">this one</a> because the design and colors on the side are super cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOFeqR8Jr0I/AAAAAAAAAFM/6KsS4q0-fco/s1600/STATIONERYCARD_5x7-23017-2632-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128103904300083644.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOFeqR8Jr0I/AAAAAAAAAFM/6KsS4q0-fco/s320/STATIONERYCARD_5x7-23017-2632-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128103904300083644.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539813097105633090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I like <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/peppermint-ice-snowflake-christmas-card-5x7-flat?sortType=1&amp;storeNode=93479">this one</a> because I think the snowflakes are really cute, and the space for the picture is landscape.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOFfFMA6ICI/AAAAAAAAAFU/NJpjARoJj2k/s1600/STATIONERYCARD_5x7-23017-2632-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128103904300083644.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOFfFMA6ICI/AAAAAAAAAFU/NJpjARoJj2k/s320/STATIONERYCARD_5x7-23017-2632-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128103904300083644.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539813559371440162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I think the confetti flowers are so cute on <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/confetti-flowers-christmas-card-5x7-flat?sortType=1&amp;storeNode=93479">this one</a>!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOFfw0V70QI/AAAAAAAAAFk/ehazam5tBD4/s1600/STATIONERYCARD_5x7-23017-2632-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128103904300083644.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOFfw0V70QI/AAAAAAAAAFk/ehazam5tBD4/s320/STATIONERYCARD_5x7-23017-2632-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128103904300083644.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539814308931424514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/elegant-cranberry-damask-christmas-card-5x7-flat?sortType=1&amp;storeNode=93479">This one</a> would be cute to use for a black and white photo!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOFgKTlGv5I/AAAAAAAAAFs/DJ2q09ePGtI/s1600/STATIONERYCARD_5x7-23017-2632-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128103904300083644.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOFgKTlGv5I/AAAAAAAAAFs/DJ2q09ePGtI/s320/STATIONERYCARD_5x7-23017-2632-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128103904300083644.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539814746813284242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I really like <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/oh-what-fun-christmas-card-5x7-flat?sortType=1&amp;storeNode=93479">this one</a> because of all of the colors and the large photo space!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOFggDd1BHI/AAAAAAAAAF0/sOakzplNwf0/s1600/STATIONERYCARD_5x7-23017-2632-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128103904300083644.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOFggDd1BHI/AAAAAAAAAF0/sOakzplNwf0/s320/STATIONERYCARD_5x7-23017-2632-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128103904300083644.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539815120444916850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/mod-snowflakes-christmas-card?sortType=1&amp;storeNode=93479">this one</a> I like because of all of the colored snowflakes!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOFg1TBGHBI/AAAAAAAAAF8/vhbbx8VYfw4/s1600/STATIONERYCARD_5x7-23017-2632-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128103904300083644.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOFg1TBGHBI/AAAAAAAAAF8/vhbbx8VYfw4/s320/STATIONERYCARD_5x7-23017-2632-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128103904300083644.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539815485396622354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The next ones are ones I would use for pictures of the whole family:<br /><br />I like <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/cards-stationery/peppermint-bliss-christmas-card-5x7-flat?sortType=1&amp;storeNode=93479">this one</a> because of the cute candy cane letters on top!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOFhTqi-ZNI/AAAAAAAAAGE/Ea8S4daG0gU/s1600/STATIONERYCARD_5x7-23017-2632-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128103904300083644.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOFhTqi-ZNI/AAAAAAAAAGE/Ea8S4daG0gU/s320/STATIONERYCARD_5x7-23017-2632-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128103904300083644.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539816007108814034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And I like <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards/seasonal-chic-noir-christmas-card-5x7-flat?sortType=1&amp;storeNode=93479">this one</a> because we can put multiple pictures on it, and it would have our last name initial on it:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOFhr0RkDbI/AAAAAAAAAGM/1nsWcEkMA5A/s1600/STATIONERYCARD_5x7-23017-2632-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128103904300083644.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TOFhr0RkDbI/AAAAAAAAAGM/1nsWcEkMA5A/s320/STATIONERYCARD_5x7-23017-2632-MERCHLARGE_FRONT-v128103904300083644.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539816422036999602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />If <span style="font-style: italic;">YOU</span> would like to receive 50 free holiday cards, go <a href="http://bit.ly/sfly2010">HERE</a>!!<br /><br />I'm so excited about this, and can't wait to see how mine turn out! :)*Priscilla*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09741132038233297492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824406690813224642.post-77889578110096560572010-11-11T07:17:00.001-08:002010-11-11T08:23:36.117-08:00It's My Friday!Happy Friday (TO ME!) :)<br /><br />I'm flying the coop for the weekend, headed to Athens, GA! My sweet friend, Courtney, just had a baby a little over a month ago, so I'm going to meet Miss Summer. :) While I'm there, I'll get to visit with some really sweet people I love and miss so much!! For those of you who don't know, during undergrad (summer 2006 and summer 2007), I interned for the Campus View church there. During my time there, I got to meet and get to know so many wonderful people. CV is chock-full of kindhearted and Christ-like people, and I was so incredibly blessed to be surrounded by them. I usually can't stay away for too long because I miss them all so much. It's been over a year though since I've been for a visit, so it's high time!!<br /><br />Speaking of babies, they are popping out all over the place! Sooo many of my friends and acquaintances are pregnant or have just had babies! There really must be something in the water...seriously!! One of my sweet college roommates and her husband just had a little girl about a month and a half or so ago. Her name is Kensleigh, and she is just wayyyy too adorable. I had the pleasure of meeting her about 3 weeks ago. Here's little Miss Kensleigh:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TNwP7UqcoaI/AAAAAAAAAEc/z65PLgtVReE/s1600/Kensleigh.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TNwP7UqcoaI/AAAAAAAAAEc/z65PLgtVReE/s320/Kensleigh.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538319153592312226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's one of the two of us:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TNwQFxnWgWI/AAAAAAAAAEk/EbD2wgMad4Y/s1600/Me%2Band%2BKensleigh.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TNwQFxnWgWI/AAAAAAAAAEk/EbD2wgMad4Y/s320/Me%2Band%2BKensleigh.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538319333162647906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And here's her sweet mommy and me:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TNwQTqL_pVI/AAAAAAAAAEs/4ze212V9bzE/s1600/Me%2Band%2BAdrienne.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TNwQTqL_pVI/AAAAAAAAAEs/4ze212V9bzE/s320/Me%2Band%2BAdrienne.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538319571687023954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I realized just now that I have forgotten to talk about the Benefit Dinner. On Thursday evening, October 7th, Sarah Palin graced Montgomery with her presence at Faulkner's Benefit Dinner. The Benefit Dinner is the major fundraising event for the university each year. Each year, the university invites a headliner speaker to speak at the dinner. Typically, the speaker will be a fairly well-known person, but none have been as well known as Sarah Palin. I had never had the opportunity to go to the dinner because the tickets are so pricy, but I lucked out this year and was able to go and take my sweet man with me. It was so much fun to get all dressed up and go to such a nice event! The dinner was great, and the speaker was fantastic! I'm so glad I was there! Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of my date and I while at the dinner, so we took one once we got home (not the best pic either, but it will have to do):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TNwSe5VxV9I/AAAAAAAAAE0/XRghl_I3fZg/s1600/Benefit%2BDinner%2B2010.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TNwSe5VxV9I/AAAAAAAAAE0/XRghl_I3fZg/s320/Benefit%2BDinner%2B2010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538321963756378066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This past Monday was my love's birthday. I frequently try to surprise him with things, but it's so very difficult! He ends up asking me too many questions or simply sharing his thoughts with me, and when he does, I can't keep a straight face and end up giving it away. I was bound and determined to pull one over on him for his birthday, so I contacted two sets of our couple friends, Anna and Daniel and James and Kelly. I asked them about 2 weeks ago if they could meet us for dinner on Monday night to celebrate his birthday and made sure to tell them that it would be a surprise.<br /><br />I knew I wouldn't be able to keep the dinner itself a surprise, so I told him I wanted to take him to Mikata (Japanese steakhouse, like Shogun) on his birthday to celebrate. His favorite is Thai food, but his favorite Thai restaurant is in Houston. Mikata is his next best favorite. I did so well about not saying anything about the actual surprise part of the dinner - the fact that four of our good friends would be there to celebrate with us. (Though apparently Kelly almost gave it away on accident the other day! :)) When we got to the restaurant, everyone was waiting for us. Glenn saw Anna and Daniel in one of the rooms, right after we walked in, but James and Kelly weren't visable. We walked into the room, and he said, "Hey guys!" That was about all the reaction the surprise got. It was actually kinda funny. :)<br /><br />Well let me tell you how my sweet man was treated! Daniel presented Glenn with a gift, a video game. Anna brought out a yummy cookie cake for him! Our waitress and another waitress sang him the Japanese birthday song, brought him a pineapple boat, and took our picture. THEN, they brought a printed copy of that picture out to him with a $20 gift card. And as if that wasn't enough, James and Kelly took care of our check!! I have to tell you, I don't know of sweeter friends! We are so blessed!!! Thank you so much, James, Kelly, Daniel, and Anna for making Monday so special not just for the birthday boy, but for me as well. You are the picture of true friendship!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TNwX8xoiqMI/AAAAAAAAAE8/pLyZEefZ0-Y/s1600/Glenn%2527s%2Bbday%2B2010.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TNwX8xoiqMI/AAAAAAAAAE8/pLyZEefZ0-Y/s320/Glenn%2527s%2Bbday%2B2010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538327974641838274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Happy weekend, everyone! :)*Priscilla*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09741132038233297492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824406690813224642.post-30403802264349417182010-10-28T10:38:00.000-07:002010-10-28T10:47:45.448-07:00I'm Impressed!Wow, Stouffer's. I'm impressed!<br /><br />Your new Corner Bistro Stuffed Melt and Soup combos (<span style="font-size:78%;">found <a href="http://www.stouffers.com/products/details/11006/CORNER-BISTRO--Chicken-Bacon-Ranch-Stuffed-Melt-with-Baked-Potato-Soup.aspx">here</a></span>) are yummy!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TMm1lj5l_mI/AAAAAAAAAEM/QSPqVx7eORY/s1600/11006_Nimg.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 265px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TMm1lj5l_mI/AAAAAAAAAEM/QSPqVx7eORY/s320/11006_Nimg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533153274097958498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is the one I had today, and it was surprisingly good! Frozen foods aren't usually very yummy, but hats off to Stouffer's for being able to make frozen food taste good.<br /><br />I also got this one to try (<span style="font-size:78%;">found <a href="http://www.stouffers.com/products/details/11004/CORNER-BISTRO-Three-cheese-and-ham-stuffed-melt-with-creamy-tomato-bisque-soup.aspx">here</a></span>):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TMm2aqjEh6I/AAAAAAAAAEU/WKJgleXzuSs/s1600/11006_Nimg.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 265px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TMm2aqjEh6I/AAAAAAAAAEU/WKJgleXzuSs/s320/11006_Nimg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533154186415605666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I hope it will be just as good (or better) than the other one. :)<br /><br />I'll let you know!*Priscilla*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09741132038233297492noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824406690813224642.post-9958574371275577532010-10-28T08:04:00.000-07:002010-10-28T08:05:39.615-07:00So over itDear Weather,<br /><br />PLEASE make up your mind already because my allergies are about to drive me to the funny farm! Just get cold already, so my allergies will leave me alone!!<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Management*Priscilla*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09741132038233297492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824406690813224642.post-44896886880011318882010-10-20T12:27:00.000-07:002010-10-20T13:00:43.143-07:00My Love<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TL9H6OO_VtI/AAAAAAAAAD0/9oCuuQ9QBiU/s1600/DSC_1664+-+Version+2+%28edited%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TL9H6OO_VtI/AAAAAAAAAD0/9oCuuQ9QBiU/s320/DSC_1664+-+Version+2+%28edited%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530217933013210834" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So after being inspired by a fellow blogger's post today, I decided to jump on the bandwagon and post about how I met my boyfriend, Glenn.<br /><br />After giving up on finding someone in Montgomery, I gave in and forked over the money to sign up on eHarmony. I wasn't expecting much, though I was <span style="font-style: italic;">hoping</span> for much!! :) I was on there about a month or two and had had a little bit of conversation with a few people, but I hadn't gone through all of the stages of communication with anyone. I finally got through all of the stages with one guy, we talked on the phone once, and he fell off the face of the earth. I was frustrated, but I didn't give up!<br /><br />Not long after this, Glenn came up as one of my matches, so I checked out his profile. His profile was intriguing, so I sent him the first set of questions. We went through all of the stages pretty quickly because we both happen to be on the computer a lot. We got to the open communication stage (where you can email back and forth freely on the eHarmony page) right around the time that I was going down to Miami with my family for a wedding. It was a whirlwind trip with tons of driving (riding actually, at least for me). I hated the driving part because I couldn't check my email to see if I had a new email...from <span style="font-style: italic;">him</span>! :) We stopped and ate lunch somewhere on the way down at Buffalo Wild Wings, and thanks to the free wi-fi and my iPod touch (this was pre-Blackberry), I was able to read an email he had written me and respond before we got back on the road.<br /><br />The emailing was constant throughout the whole weekend. And in one email while I was on the way back with my family, he asked me if I would like to meet. We decided to meet the next weekend. He was going to drive down from Opelika and take me out to eat and take me to a movie. Our first date was great, but I was a little apprehensive about him because I felt like I was doing all of the talking, and all he was doing was just listening. For those of you who know me, you know I <span style="font-style: italic;">do</span> love to talk. But not <span style="font-style: italic;">ALL</span> the time!! :) So this worried me a little bit. But I stuck it out and was patient, and it paid off in the end. (He talks plenty to me now. :))<br /><br />I guess, as the cliche goes, the rest is history! We've been dating now for a year, 5 months, a week, and 3 days, according to the ticker here on my blog. :) He's just the most wonderful, thoughtful, considerate, <span style="font-style: italic;">selfless</span> man I know!!! I am just sooo blessed!!! :)<br /><br />Love you, sweetheart!!! :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TL9IeDgypxI/AAAAAAAAAEE/aRQPg_LbC6o/s1600/DSC_0268.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/TL9IeDgypxI/AAAAAAAAAEE/aRQPg_LbC6o/s320/DSC_0268.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530218548610377490" border="0" /></a><br /></div>*Priscilla*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09741132038233297492noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824406690813224642.post-81724226619989200972010-10-20T07:46:00.000-07:002010-10-20T08:50:22.639-07:00S'Been a while...Watch out...I'm going to be posting twice today! *Gasp!*<br /><br />Since my last post, I have:<br /><ul><li>Scheduled my gallbladder surgery</li><li>Started a new class (practicum)</li><li>Pulled my hair out (Well, I wanted to!!) trying to find a place to get my observation and teaching hours</li><li>Found out about some really exciting potential opportunities, which i will have to wait to explain here until that works out (hopefully!!)</li><li>Started running and counting calories again</li></ul>After deciding that I really wanted my mom to be able to take care of me after having my gallbladder out, I made an appointment with a general surgeon in Tallahassee that my parents know. He's really nice and answered all of my (and mostly Mom's) questions about the surgery and post-op. We scheduled my surgery for the Monday of Thanksgiving week.<br /><br />My new class is called Reflective Teaching, and we're required to have 15 hours of observation and 5 hours of teaching in an ESL classroom context. This has been the most frustrating thing to orchestrate let me just tell you. The specifics weren't given to me by my school until 1 week before the start of my class. That makes it hard to find anything in that amount of time, especially in a small city!!! Anyway, though it has been a nightmare, and I had considered dropping the class because I had nowhere to get my hours, my teacher has been wonderful through it all. She's brand new to our program, never taught in it before. She's on the learning curve with us, so it's refreshing. She's been so willing to work with me and make accommodations for me, so that I don't have to drop the class. <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>Thank goodness for her!! :)<br /><br />I can't talk about the exciting potential opportunities just yet, but just know...they're EXCITING!!! :D<br /><br />So after doing really well in the spring with counting calories, I lost a total of 21 pounds. That went out the window at some point this summer, perhaps right around the time of vacation. Boo!! :( Going out the window with it were my "skinny clothes." Sometime late this summer, Glenn ordered P90X, and I ordered Power 90. I started Power 90, not getting very far into it, and stopped just as fast. Glenn tried to get me to do P90X with him, so I did a couple of workouts with him. Then we both fell off the wagon for whatever reason...life, I guess.<br /><br />For the past month or so, we've been trying to get back into it, and it just hasn't happened. I am not horribly motivated by P90X, so I told Glenn to go ahead without me. He was supposed to start this week, but it's Wednesday, and he hasn't started yet, though he promises he's going to today. I started running on Monday because that's what I love. If this boy hasn't done anything else for me (which he has!!!!!!!!), he's instilled a love for running in me. I ran my first road race last year, and I was hooked!! Anyway, I plan to run 5 - 6 days a week while counting calories again. I'm starting back on the couch to 5k running plan that I had been on previously, and I hope to be able to run straight for 30 minutes very soon!!! That's my first goal anyway. :)<br /><br />Though this comment is a few weeks late, I'm just loving how the weather is finally starting to cool down!! Fall is such an exciting time because of the holidays and other fun things.<br /><br />Well, I need to run, but I hope everyone has a happy Wednesday!! :)*Priscilla*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09741132038233297492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824406690813224642.post-69428921170157480982010-10-01T13:49:00.000-07:002010-10-01T13:59:31.144-07:00That yucky feeling......was gall stones!! After a very <span style="font-weight: bold;">expensive</span> and unhelpful ER visit, I scheduled an appointment with my doctor. He scheduled an abdominal ultrasound and an upper GI for that next Monday. Later that next week, after my tests, I got a call from my doctor's office informing me that I have gall stones and that they scheduled me an appointment with a general surgeon. YIKES!!!<br /><br />I've never had surgery before, of any kind, so I was kind of freaking out!! After talking with tons and tons of people though (Who knew so many people are living without their gallbladder?!?!), I realized it's not that big of a deal. Sure, it affects everyone differently, but I'll be alright. I know my God won't deal me a card He know I can't handle. He promises us that!!<br /><br />I decided not to meet with the surgeon and have my surgery done here in Montgomery but to have it done in Tallahassee, so my Mama can take care of me while I'm recuperating (sp?). I just met with the surgeon, Dr. Crooms, yesterday, and my surgery is scheduled for the Monday of Thanksgiving week. (I know I'm crazy, but I'm determined to still have turkey, dressing, and mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving!!!)<br /><br />Anyway, that's the craziness going on in my life right now. That and I'm about to begin my next class a week from Monday. It's Teaching Practicum, so I'll be observing and teaching a little bit. EEK!! I'm a little nervous about the teaching part. I know I taught in China, but I didn't teach with the knowledge I now have. I'm just worried I won't be able to successfully bring all of the ideas and concepts together in the classroom. I'm probably being paranoid as usual. Either way, pray for me!! :)<br /><br />Looking forward to a weekend full of Glee (Glenn and I started watching season 1 a couple weeks ago, one disc at a time via Netflix.)!! :)*Priscilla*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09741132038233297492noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824406690813224642.post-33759458248973754562010-09-08T07:32:00.000-07:002010-09-08T07:37:36.474-07:00A friend's blog giveaway!!Hey everyone!<br /><br />A friend of mine is doing a giveaway on her blog for a $35 gift certificate to <a href="http://www.csnstores.com">CSN Stores</a>. You should go check out the details <a href="http://lauragoins.blogspot.com/2010/09/its-giveaway-yall.html">here</a>! I'm trying to win <a href="http://www.csnstores.com/Dakine-8220-009-Vivienne-Plaid-DAK1118.html">this</a>!!! :) She's allowing up to 5 entries per person, so see how many entries you can get!!*Priscilla*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09741132038233297492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824406690813224642.post-48050445877361458742010-09-07T20:54:00.000-07:002010-09-07T21:16:12.666-07:00Houston and SicknessWell, Houston was wonderful! We left on Friday night around 9 pm and got in around 7:30 or 8 am the next morning. I started off the drive and drove to Montgomery and got about 30 minutes south of Montgomery (an hour and a half into the trip) and pooped out! I was already tired. My love took over then, and bless his heart, he drove until about 5:30 am while I napped off and on. I drove for another hour and a half or so until we got pretty close to Houston - then he took back over driving. I wouldn't be caught dead driving in Houston...that is, unless we ever eventually move there. :)<br /><br />When we got in town, we grabbed a light breakfast at Einstein Bros Bagels (took forever to find it...stupid gps), and then we piddled around for a little while at Fry's Electronics, heaven on earth for my love. :) After leaving Fry's, we headed to one of the Thai Cottage locations to meet up with his sister and nephews. We had a glorious lunch and then headed to the zoo. Finding a parking place was quite interesting. His sister lucked out and found a close spot, but we had to park a mile or two away. We enjoyed the zoo, though it was pretty unbearably hot.<br /><br />We then headed to an arcade to waste some time while we waited for Glenn's mom and dad to meet us at another location of Thai Cottage for dinner. Yes, we went there a second time. It happens to be Glenn's absolute favorite, and it's not open on Sundays and was closed Monday for Labor Day. So, we were planning to have Thai Cottage three times that day (at three <span style="font-style: italic;">different</span> locations, of course!). We only made it two times, and then we decided that was enough. :) Had dinner, and then we headed to lay our sleepy heads down for a full night's rest.<br /><br />Sunday began by visiting Glenn's old church. It was nice. He enjoyed being back there for service. Then we had lunch at Texas Land and Cattle. We just kind of piddled around in the afternoon, trying to catch a relaxing break before the "storm" hit again. We were going to meet Stacey (Glenn's sister) and the kids (and Jesse...he pointed out that he's not a kid :)) at Dave and Buster's. We had dinner (which wasn't all that great...), and then we watched the kids play games for a while. Then we were able to catch the late IMAX showing of Inception, my first IMAX movie!! :)<br /><br />Monday we got ready, packed up, said our goodbyes, and headed to grab some Tex Mex before we left. We ate at Cafe Adobe because I noticed several billboard claiming that it was the best Tex Mex in Houston. I don't know if it is true or not, but it was definitely good! It was much better than the Tex Mex place we went to in January when we were in town. :) We got in last night around 11:30 and were absolutely exhausted!!<br /><br />This morning I woke up with a yucky stomach ache and that feeling in my mouth like you get when you're about to throw up. Yuck!! My stomach has hurt on and off all day, and it's currently feeling alright. Hopefully I'll be able to go to work tomorrow. I can't lie and say it wasn't nice to relax a day before going back to work though. I was able to catch up on the last two weeks of Bachelor Pad this morning (though had to keep stopping it intermittently because I was in so much pain that I couldn't even pay attention), and then I got to spend some time with Glenn this afternoon, watching a movie. Finally got my school work done this evening that was actually due, but I'm not following my week 2 plan so well this week. I need to pick up the pace tomorrow, so I'm back on track!!<br /><br />Well, I guess I need to head to bed. Catch ya later! :)*Priscilla*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09741132038233297492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824406690813224642.post-27355749308874048412010-08-29T21:09:00.000-07:002010-08-30T13:00:30.800-07:00A long overdue update!Hey everyone!<br /><br />No, I did not fall off the face of the earth! I have not updated since April, so I don't really know where to start!!<br /><br />Well, Glenn and I celebrated our one year anniversary of dating on May 10th. We went to Six Flags on the 8th to celebrate and had such a fun day. We ended the evening at a Thai restaurant (Glenn's fave!!) for dinner before driving home. (I'll have to add pictures later...) On the 10th, our actual anniversary, we celebrated again by going to Mikata, a Japanese hibachi restaurant (our fave together). :)<br /><br />The summer flew by apparently. Not a ton to speak of except for July!! The first two weeks of July were AWESOME!! The first week, my family and I were on vacation in Gatlinburg, and then the second week, I worked on Monday but then was gone the rest of the week to Fort Worth for the Premier Designs National Rally!! I began and ended my trip though with a visit with my bestie!! :) We went to a yogurt place (YUM-MEs!!), and then to a movie theater that is also a restaurant--literally, you eat dinner while you watch a movie--so cool!! :) Then after Rally, I got to spend the night with Rach again and got to visit Richland Hills, the largest coc in the country!! Loved it!!<br /><br />Oh! Let me back up for a second. There is something to speak of in the month of June. June brought a car accident, one that totaled my Malibu!! :( I was rear-ended, and then I was pushed into the GMC rock-of-a-truck in front of me. The hitch from the truck in front of me tore up the front end of my car, causing the brunt of the damage. I went through a whole rigmarole with the two insurance companies (mine and the at-fault), and I finally worked out a settlement with my company and had enough to pay off the loan on my Malibu as well as have extra money to put down on a new (to me) car. I ended up getting a 2010 Hyundai Sonata, and I absolutely love it, perhaps more than my Malibu!! :) Get this...the lady who rear-ended me...she goes to Landmark! Ha! I actually saw her at church a couple of weeks ago. Weird!<br /><br />Ok, so that brings me to the day I left for Fort Worth. Glenn drove me to the Montgomery airport from Opelika and drove my car back to O-town afterwards. He got about 3 stoplights away from our apartment complex, and he was...you guessed it...rear-ended...in my new, hadn't-even-had-it-a-full-three-days-car!!! Seriously????? I had to ask him three times if he was serious because I didn't believe him!! He felt horrible to have to tell me that. Luckily though, the car didn't suffer much damage. There was just a little bit of scratching/denting on the back fender. Finally got that fixed a week or two ago.<br /><br />Sorry for bouncing back and forth...I just remembered I needed to share about the car accidents. :)<br /><br />Ok, so July came and went super fast because of my two trips and being away from work for so long. So now we come to the beginning of this month. The first weekend brought the annual Farris family tubing trip. Each year, the weekend before the Jacksonville kiddos in the family (Dad's side) start school, a bunch of us go tubing down the Itchetucknee, in Lake City, FL. Glenn and I drove down for the weekend and enjoyed time with my fam, complete with the tubing trip on Saturday. :) And then, Sunday, on the way out of town, we stopped by Wendy and John's (friends from high school) house to pick up my new kitty, Jewel!! :)<br /><br />Jewel is a trip! She's my first "on-my-own" pet AND my first cat. Let's just say I had NO IDEA kittens were so needy! She's sweet, but I actually think she's taken to my sweet man more than she's taken to me. It kinda hurts my feelings. :) Maybe she'll come around!<br /><br />Work has never been as busy as it is for me right now. I was already busy before the faculty and students came back, but since they came back, I have felt like I'm drowning!! (Luckily today I was able to wean down my to-to list to just a few things, so I have a few minutes to finish this post that I started last night.)<br /><br />I am in the sixth of twelve classes for my masters degree, so I'm almost half-way done! :) It's been a wild ride so far. My program is not a walk in the park, let me just say that! (I wasn't expecting it to be such, but still!!) But I really feel like, once I graduate, I'll be much more qualified to teach English to people who are learning it as a second (or third, or fourth...) language. The program has really opened my eyes and shown me just how unprepared I was to be in the second language classroom (in China)!! I hope to be able to go to graduation next summer and perhaps meet some of my classmates. My school is in SoCal after all!! :)<br /><br />In Premier news, I've got a new jeweler, Kayla, who I'm very excited about! And she's got her own new jeweler, her aunt, Lisa. I'm so excited for these two ladies and what the Lord has in store for them and for their brand new businesses!! :)<br /><br />I'm so excited for this holiday weekend (Labor Day) because Glenn and I are going to Houston again!! I'm so excited to see more of Houston and get to do more fun things - and to eat at Thai Cottage like a million times (it's only the best Thai restaurant known to man)!! :)<br /><br />Well, I think that about wraps it up! Maybe it won't be another four months before I update again!! :)<br /><span style="visibility: visible;" id="main"><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search"></span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span>*Priscilla*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09741132038233297492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824406690813224642.post-71414061021915018942010-04-02T07:30:00.001-07:002010-04-02T09:13:30.150-07:009 down, SOOO many more to go!!!!Good morning, world!<br /><br />I am in a pretty good mood this morning because I stepped on the scale and realized that I have lost NINE pounds!!! I started calorie counting 22 days ago, and after about two weeks, I lost 8 pounds. The weight loss has, obviously, slowed down a little bit, but that's ok. I know most of that first 8 pounds was water weight. I didn't even feel much different at all!! I still don't quite feel different, BUT I was soooo excited to see that my weight went down another pound this morning!! I have been waiting all week to drop down to that next pound, and it finally came! Halleluiah!! :)<br /><br />I was over in the Education building yesterday for a few minutes and saw my good friend, Andi, and noticed just how tan she had gotten. I knew she went to the beach for a couple days the week of Faulkner's spring break (No. We didn't have that week off...and no. I don't want to talk about it!!), but she's gone another time since then too. I'm soooo jealous!! I really need to get some sun, and PRONTO!!! My skin is as white as a piece of paper--it's pretty ridiculous.<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span> I told Glenn that I think he and I need to make a beach trip soon (He's just as white as me...). I hope that happens...we'll see!<br /><br />I'm so excited about the weekend plans! Well, tonight I have no idea what we'll be up to. But the rest of the weekend should be fantastic!! Tomorrow I will be traveling to Birmingham for my good friend, Jessi's lingerie shower. She and I lived about an hour and a half away from each other in China, and she's just really great! :)<br /><br />And, of course, Sunday is Easter! We'll be going to Landmark, like usual, and then we'll head to Justin and Laura Velten's home for lunch and some good fellowship. I just love these two--they're so much fun!! And they're inviting a guy who teaches in the math department (He's single and doesn't have any family around here.), so Glenn will have someone to talk math with!! :)<br /><br />This month is going to be a little crazy I think. Out of the four weekends, I have something going on three of them. Next weekend I'm working the ACT test, so that will be a super early morning for me...ugh!! I still have yet to see my check from the February 6th ACT testing date, by the way. Oh jeez!! The next weekend is the weekend I have free. Hopefully that will be a relaxing weekend. The last weekend of the month, it's back to Birmingham for me. I'm doing a jewelry party in Vestavia Hills on Saturday, and then I'll spend the night at Jessi's house. Jessi's church shower is that Sunday, so I'll get to be there for that. Whew! Busy, busy!!<br /><br />I hope everyone has a fantastic Good Friday (Oh, how I wish I had the day off like so many others!!) and a great Easter Sunday! :)<br /><br />PS--I just have to add that I'm wearing today what Mrs. Pasley calls a "celebration" dress, in celebration of this loverly weather we're having! I may just have to post a pic later! :)*Priscilla*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09741132038233297492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824406690813224642.post-83507081104737302832010-03-25T10:40:00.000-07:002010-03-25T16:51:18.129-07:00Catching Up!Well, obviously I have <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> been good about updating my blog because I've only posted once, and that was back in October for goodness sake! I guess I don't feel like I have many interesting things to talk about. I'm going to work on becoming more interesting I guess! :)<br /><br />Well, I do have four things I can update everyone on.<br /><br />For starters, I have just begun a masters program this semester. It's all online through a school out in California, Azusa Pacific University, and the whole program will take about 16 months. I'm working on an MA in TESOL. "What in the world is TESOL," you ask? Well, it stands for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. It's a degree in the field of ESL (English as a Second Language) that will allow me to teach ESL/EFL (The "F" stands for "Foreign" in this case.), AND I will also be able to teach people <span style="font-style: italic;">how to teach ESL</span> as well.<br /><br />Each of my classes is five weeks long (one class at a time) with a one-week break in between the end of one class and the beginning of another. I just finished my first class the week before last. It was called Second Language Acquisition, and it was all about how people acquire a second language. But what was cool was that in order to learn how people acquire a second language, we had to learn about how people acquire their first language. I will spare you any drawn out details, but it was such an interesting class. If anyone would like to hear more, I would be happy to share. :)<br /><br />The class I'm in now is called Intercultural Communication and Language Teaching. This is the first week, so I'm still trying to feel everything out about this topic. Though, from what I've already seen and read, I'm not sure if I'm going to be as into this class as I was with my first. BUT, I'm still so very excited to be a part of this program. It has been great so far!!<br /><br />Next!! I have moved once again...Surprise, surprise! This time I actually moved out of Montgomery. I have moved to Opelika. Yes, I am still driving in for work every day, and yes I know that I am crazy!! I have a 1 bedroom apartment to myself in the same apartment complex as my love. We get to eat dinner together every night--it's fantastic!! :)<br /><br />Changing the subject ... I'm now counting calories. I have put on several unwanted pounds since I returned from China. It really frustrates me too because I lost a ton of weight in China!!! Anyway, I've been counting calories for close to two weeks now, and I've lost about 8 pounds. I can't physically see a difference nor can I really feel a difference, but the scale tells me I've lost 8. Hopefully here soon I'll be able to fit into some of my other pairs of pants that have been sitting in my closet for months and months. I'm using <a href="http://www.myfitnesspal.com/">www.myfitnesspal.com</a> (Thanks to Andi!!) to keep track of what I'm eating and my exercising and everything, and it's super awesome! You should check it out--it makes calorie counting (which can at first seem a very daunting and time-consuming task) a breeze! They even have an iPod touch/iPhone app that you can download, so that you can keep track of your calories on the go!! :)<br /><br />The last bit of news is really exciting!!! I may be making a job change sometime in the summer (possibly July)!! Faulkner is starting an ESL program, and I will hopefully be able to snag a spot as an adjunct instructor. There are some other things in the works in this regard, but I'll have to wait and see what happens before I post about it.<br /><br />Well, we are entering the season of bridal showers and weddings! I have several friends getting married this summer, so my spring and summer is filling up fast!! Add to that trying to get and stay fit, a boyfriend I love to spend oodles of time with, a potential job change, a family vacay in Gatlinburg, and the Premier Designs National Rally, and you have a busy girl!!<br /><br />Guess I should end this post before it gets too long. Hopefully it won't be too long before I update again!! :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lXY84oR0c3s/S6us-AXXpEI/AAAAAAAAAC8/b0wj7b_IaHk/s1600/DSC_1664+-+Version+2+%28edited%29.jpg"><br /></a>*Priscilla*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09741132038233297492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824406690813224642.post-11095652006199326302009-10-06T08:53:00.000-07:002010-03-25T16:49:26.163-07:00Back to the world of blogging ...So, I haven't blogged post-China, but I guess I'm starting up again! :)<br /><br /><br />Let me do a quick "bring you up to speed" on my life post-China.<br /><br />Move back to Montgomery. Check.<br />Acquire a full time job (Academic Secretary at Faulkner). Check.<br />Move two times in-city, due to roommates getting married. Check.<br />Become a Premier Designs jewelry lady. Check.<br />New (to me) car. Check.<br />Fantastical Boyfriend. Check. :)<br /><br /><br />That just about covers the basics in a nutshell.<br /><br />The Lord has blessed me so much in the past 15 months since my return from China. He blessed me with a full time job with benefits--with the state of the economy, I am ever grateful for this!! He has blessed me with a means to bring in more income (<span>Premier Designs--</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">I earn 50% of everything I sell!!</span>), so that I was able to purchase a new (to me) car and pay off debt. And he has blessed me with the most incredible boyfriend I could ever ask for.<br /><br />Even through all this, I really miss China. It's not a constant longing, per se, but I do think of China often. I would really like to go back someday. As funny as it is for me to say, I really miss true, authentic Chinese food!! I'm a picky eater and quickly got tired of the few dishes I would actually eat, so that's really a big deal that I miss it!! :) I would love to run down to my old Muslim noodle place, at the bottom of the hill from my school and get some of the cold noodles (the Chinese name currently escapes me). I would love to go to the noodle shop (next to People's Square) with Zoe, Shelby, and Janelle. I would love to get some zhao zi too!! Oh China, how I miss you!!!<br /><br />I think what I miss about China most of all are the friends and Family I left behind, both Chinese and American. They touched my life and my heart like none other. The strength and courage of my Chinese Family truly amazes and inspires me. I can't help but smile from ear to ear when I think back on all of the wonderful memories I treasure from my year in Shiyan.<br /><br />So I guess my "Back to the world of blogging" blog is a tribute to my year in China.<br /><br />Thank you, China, for how you changed me!! :)<br /><br />*Priscilla**Priscilla*http://www.blogger.com/profile/09741132038233297492noreply@blogger.com0